V70R is already the least reliable Volvo I've owned

[Al115]

Nothing major wrong yet though, touch wood! But in the space of a month...

• High-level brake light has packed up. Probably wiring.
• Handbrake sticking. Easily sortable.
• Rear side marker light failed. Only a bulb.
• Phone battery (for On Call) low. £100 battery and Volvo software reset required.
• Alternator control module fault. Gone away for now.
• Satnav fault still under investigation.

Add a cambelt service and two front tyres, it's not been a cheap month

All little stuff, but it's just amusing how buggy these cars can be when you cram more and more electronics into them!

It IS a beautiful car, so all is forgiven. Looking forward to getting it all sorted out in Jan.

[smithson007]

I found on my s60 that it went through marker light bulbs on piece.

[LiamT4]

Didn't know you had a v70r al, how many cars do you need! lol

[Santa]

Yeah they have there issues. They are like a young child, moody brats that chuck all their toys out the pram because you didn't let them eat chocolate before bed even though it was for their own good.......but you wouldn't change them for the world.

[Al115]

Didn't know you had a v70r al, how many cars do you need! lol

Too many I think!!!

[LiamT4]

Too many I think!!!

If you can afford it, then why not. lol
Must be nice to think "hmm, what car shall i drive today?"

Suppose the R must feel a lot more sure footed than the M at this time of year.

[AndysR]

I'd be prepared to forgive a later R for those sorts of faults.

[Al115]

If you can afford it, then why not. lol
Must be nice to think "hmm, what car shall i drive today?"

Suppose the R must feel a lot more sure footed than the M at this time of year.

A little. The M is in the garage

[Al115]

I'd be prepared to forgive a later R for those sorts of faults.

I do

[t5_monkey]

Nothing major wrong yet though, touch wood! But in the space of a month...

• High-level brake light has packed up. Probably wiring.
• Handbrake sticking. Easily sortable.
• Rear side marker light failed. Only a bulb.
• Phone battery (for On Call) low. £100 battery and Volvo software reset required.
• Alternator control module fault. Gone away for now.
• Satnav fault still under investigation.

Add a cambelt service and two front tyres, it's not been a cheap month

All little stuff, but it's just amusing how buggy these cars can be when you cram more and more electronics into them!

It IS a beautiful car, so all is forgiven. Looking forward to getting it all sorted out in Jan.

Here's hoping that's not the warm up Still you knew it was never going to be cheap!

[Al115]

Indeed!

I'm sure it's just an introduction, and then we'll settle down to years of fault-free ownership. Yep.

[Vikingxl]

It is the best colour though Al

[volvokid]

Dam rite it is Viking

[Al115]

It gets better.

Came out of the house today to find that someone has driven into the side of it... dented the rear quarter, pushed the bumper out, and scraped down the door.

Happy New Year!

[Santa]

It gets better.

Came out of the house today to find that someone has driven into the side of it... dented the rear quarter, pushed the bumper out, and scraped down the door.

Happy New Year!

Gits! Can't keep anything nice these days without someone doing something like that!

[Al115]

Completely my thinking as well.

Grrrr.

[volvokid]

Utter tossers sorry to hear that Al

[M-R-P]

Un effin believable! Most likely to be some old banger driven by some dip££££ who couldn't give a ££££. Remember the film "American history-X"? what he did to the burglar? That's what this sort of bell-end deserves.

[Santa]

Un effin believable! Most likely to be some old banger driven by some dip££££ who couldn't give a ££££. Remember the film "American history-X"? what he did to the burglar? That's what this sort of bell-end deserves.

Thanks mate, my teeth hurt every time someone mentions that

[LiamT4]

Drunk driver perhaps?

Whatever the reason though, thats just sh*t.